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VIDEO: From Ukraine’s Battlefield to America’s Borderlands

In Ukraine's war with Russia, drones have become essential tools for both warfare and border surveillance. Now, those tools ...
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Author Archives: P. Nick Curran

P. Nick Curran is a filmmaker based in Morgantown, West Virginia and Director of Video for the non-profit newsroom 100 Days ...
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Ukraine’s ‘battle-tested’ drones are accelerating militarization along the U.S.-Mexico border

As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil.
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Does the U.S. Department of Justice have the legal authority to investigate municipal police departments?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. The U.S. Department of Justice has the legal authority to investigate municipal police departments under the ...
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Do most medical schools require courses in nutrition?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. While most medical programs require some kind of education in nutrition, only around one-fifth require a ...
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Despite renewed attention, pregnancy and childbirth still deadly across Arizona

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. It had been six weeks since Danielle Lerner delivered her second child via cesarean section in April 2019, ...
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Did Arizona’s school voucher program account for just 2% of state education spending during Fiscal Year 2023?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program—which allows families to pay for private school, ...
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AZCIR awarded fees and access, settles lawsuit with Cochise County Sheriff’s Office

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the Cochise County ...
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Arizona cracked down on Medicaid fraud that targeted Native Americans. It left patients without care.

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Before her fifth birthday, Rainy had experienced a lifetime of trauma. As an infant, she witnessed violence ...
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JOB: AZCIR Development Associate

The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, a statewide nonprofit (501c3) newsroom based in Phoenix, seeks an energetic and motivated individual to help lead AZCIR’s fundraising efforts at a ...
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Has the number of bills introduced by Arizona legislators increased over the past decade?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Arizona lawmakers have introduced, on average, about 1,650 bills each regular legislative session since 2020 ...
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Does the Democratic Party officially support abortions at 34 weeks and beyond for any reason?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. The official platform adopted by the Democratic Party does not include a provision universally supporting ...